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He United States will see additional cases of monkeypox, but it’s harder to transmit the virus than respiratory illnesses like COVID-19.

The CDC says it’s likely the U.S. will see more monkeypox cases, but officials cautioned it’s harder to transmit the virus than COVID-19.

The United States is responding to a request for the release of monkeypox vaccine from the nations Strategic National Stockpile as a global outbreak of cases is under investigation.

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN

More cases of a rare disease have been reported worldwide, including in the United States -- where one health official said he expects more cases in the days ahead.

More cases of a rare disease have been reported worldwide, including in the United States -- where one health official said he expects more cases in the days ahead.

The CDC is still waiting for confirmation that it is monkeypox, after the patient tested positive for orthopoxvirus - the genus of viruses that includes smallpox and monkeypox.

A case of monkeypox infection has been identified in New York City following one confirmed incident that was earlier reported in Massachusetts. NYC health officials confirmed on late Friday that a resident from the city has tested positive for the virus that causes monkeypox, according to AP. The patient is currently in isolation.

THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The first U.S. case this year of a rare and potentially fatal virus known as monkeypox has been diagnosed in a man in Massachusetts who recently traveled to Canada, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The illness does occasionally arise in the United States, […]

The FDA has given the greenlight to the IV version of TPOXX, a smallpox drug that can be used to treat monkeypox. Many smallpox drugs are used to treat the rare virus as there are no therapeutics.